WO 344-208-1 PART I General Questionnaire for British Ex-Prisoners of War 1. No.: 2716937 Rank: Lance Serjeant Surname: MAJUREY Christian Names: John Decorations: - 2. Unit (Army): IRISH GUARDS 3. Division (Army): - 4. Date of Birth: 9 Oct 1911 5. Date of Enlistment: 16 Apr 1929 6. Civilian Trade: Police 7. Private Address: 22 Rathcoole Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland 8. Place of Capture: ITALY Date of Capture: 8 Feb 1944 9. Were you Wounded when Captured: No 10. Main Camps or Hospitals in which imprisoned Camp No. Location From & To Stalag IIIA Luckenwalde 21 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 11. Were you in a Working Camp? No Location From & To Nature of Work - 12. Did you suffer from any Serious Illnesses while a P/W?: Nature of Illness Cause Duration No Did you receive adequate Medical Treatment?: - PART II 2. Lectures before Capture (State where, when and by whom) (a) Were you lectured in your unit on how to behave in the event of capture?: Yes by Captain REID, 3rd Battalion IRISH GUARDS (b) Were you lectured on escape and evasion?: No 3. Interrogation after Capture (State where, when and methods employed by enemy) Were you specially interrogated by the enemy?: No 4. Escapes attempted. Did you make any attempted or party successful escapes? No (Give details of each attempt separately, stating where, when, method employed, names of your companions, where and when captured and by whom. Were you physically fit? What happened to our companions?) - 5. Sabotage. Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, war material, communications, etc., when employed on working-parties or during escape? No (Give details, places and dates). - 6. Collaboration with enemy. Do you know of any British or American personnel who collaborated with the enemy or in any way helped the enemy against other Allied PoWS? No (Give details, names of person(s) concerned, camp(s), dates and nature of collaboration or help given to enemy). - 7. War Crimes. If you have any information or evidence of bad treatment by the enemy to yourself or to others, or knowledge of any enemy violation of Geneva Convention you should ask for a copy of “Form Q” on which to make your statement. - 8. Have you any other matter of any kind you wish to bring to notice? No SECURITY UNDERTAKING. I fully realised that all information relating to the matters covered by the questions in PART II are of a highly secret and official nature. I have had explained to me and fully understand that under Defence Regulations or U.S.A.R. 380-5 I am forbidden to publish or communicate any information concerning these matters. Date of Signature: 26 May 1945
Army Number: 2716937 Rank: Lance-Sergeant Name: J MAJUREY Unit: 1 Irish Guards Theatre: Italy POW Number: 278806 Date of Capture: 08/02/1944 Place of Capture: Camp: Stalag IIIA TNA Reference: WO 344-208-1
Army Number: 2716937 Rank: Lance Serjeant Name: J MAJUREY Unit: 1 Irish Guards Theatre: Italy Missing Personnel file: 1st Battalion IRISH GUARDS - Italy, Missing Personnel file TNA Reference: WO 361/784 Notes: Missing 8 February 1944
